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Hermann

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH ER1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname from German borrowed from German Hermann.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A city, the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A particular pear cultivar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 5

German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Arminius, Armin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: German, hero

History

Etymology

From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.

Real reading context

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